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Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Follow Up To Our Final Two Bake Sales of 2011!

Our Great American Bake Sale At The Meat House

How's Your Heat?

Talk about a hot, hot, hot bake sale! Ill admit, I was nervous going into this event when I heard the temps would be in the mid-nineties and I would be sharing my tent with a lit grill. But alas, the bake sale gods shined down and we came ever so close to selling out. We were also graced with the presence of Heather co-owner of Planet Marshmallow (one of the incredible products sold at The Meat House). A little tip, get the Peanut Butter Bash...incredible! The days total was 2 dollars shy of $300, putting our Team's total to $1816.00 for the year. We'd love to hit that $2,000 mark before our Great American Golf Tournament (hint, hint).

Special Thank Yous

Thank you out to The Meat House of North Andover for letting up set up shop in front of their store, the event literally would not have been possible without their help. Also, a huge thank you to The Meat House social media marketing department for their overwhelming support with Tweets and ReTweets before, during and after our event. Thank you also to Denise Smith who purchased a Cookies With Care package which will be delivered to Capernaum Place and benefit the fight to end childhood hunger in America! The reception at this event was one of the best to date! Thanks to everyone who stopped to shop and learn more about Share Our Strength and Great American Bake Sale.

The Great American Bake Sale at Philips Healthcare (Andover)

3 buildings, dozens of bakers, a raffle, fresh squeezed lemonade and $4350.00 for No Kid Hungry!

What an awesome, awesome, awesome event! This was the 3rd year Great American Bake Sale filled the lobby(s) of Philips Healthcare with the event growing lager and larger every year. To date, Philips Healthcare's Great American Bake Sale has raised $10,763.05!!

The Incredible Eve Lee everyone!

Many thanks to Eve Lee, hostess of the event, for the invite to participate! Not only does Eve play hostess to this event, one of the most successful Great American Bake Sales in the country, but she also helps to coordinate Taste Of The Nation Boston, which is where we originally met this past April. I love connecting with others dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America and the fact that Eve does so, so much for Share Our Strength and is literally minutes away is just great!

Bake Sale Participants: Some Inspiration For Packaging & Product!

One of the most common questions in The Bake Sale Neighborhood (a social platform for Great American Bake Sale participants to meet, ask questions and share advice on how to have a successful event) is in regards to what to bake and how to package it. So here are some great sell outs that were at the day's event.

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
I love the fact these were made by a Cookie Central Facebook Fan! Laurie C. made these wonderful treats that added so much flare to the table..for the short time they were on it (Sold Out!). She did say they were a bit time consuming, but if you have the time I would definitely recommend batching out a few for your next bake sale.

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How adorable are these!?! Blue fondant stars on top these chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream. Cupcake wrappers like these can be found at your local craft store.

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Chocolate Covered Oreos on a Stick!
These suckers sold, sold, sold. They are easy to make and can be decorated with a variety of sprinkles.

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Here's a creative and inexpensive way to package those individual cupcakes. Simply drop the cupcake in a clear disposable cup, cover with plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon.

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Give your individual cupcakes a bit of flare! Sets of bags and cake (or in this case cupcake) circles are available at your local craft store

Cookie Central is a cookie and baked good delivery service. We specialize in custom care packages and gift baskets, but also offer a wide variety of decorated cookies and specialty cupcakes as well.

Our campaign is the success that it is because of the incredible companies who support our efforts. A very special Thank You to Solo Foods for a very generous product donation to kick off our 2012 Great American Bake Sale season!

Links To Cookie Central

We would like to extend our thanks to BJs Wholesale Club of Haverhill! From the time Cookie Central began hosting Great American Bake Sale events, they have supported us 100% by donating supplies and products. It is because of wonderful businesses like BJs that our bake sales are a success.